My uncle who has in the past been a difficult man, somewhat standoffish etc sent me a letter after a family Xmas do to say he thought my children were delightful, I was a lovely mum and he was so pleased I was happy! It made me a bit weepy

No she didn't!! She just looked up from her work - we sat opposite each other - and the sunlight was sort of shining right on my hair, which is a bit reddish, and she just sort of sighed, said it, and went straight back to work. It was the genuity I remember. I'm not confident in my looks, but I like my hair now!

I saw an ex a little while ago on the bus. We'd had a bad break up - neither of us were well mentally at the time, and it could have only ever ended in tears. Anyway we were sat next to each other on the bus chatting, and I blurted out, "I'm sorry." He smiled at me, gave my hand a quick squeeze, and told me that he only remembered the good bits. We went past a fountain that we used to meet by, and DS was talking about it, I said, "Yes that is the fountain, well done", to which ex smiled and said, "Yes, it's the best fountain in the world!"

I'd carried around the upset and embarrassment of what had happened for years, and it physically lifted the weight. We're both happy now - I'm with DP, and he got engaged over Christmas - and it was just so nice. Also fought against my filters of ''If I upset someone once they will hate me forever''.

In a school report in the sixth form, 'Margaret, as her name implies, is a pearl in our midst, whose lustre never dims!' Didn't appreciate it at the time, but it was rather nice, wasn't it? Not at all creepy!

I had a customer tell me at work that I was wonderful and that I'd made their day with how helpful and nice I was to them, and thank me for sorting them out.Its such a simple thing but it made me a bit wibbly because so many people are rude to you when you work in retail

I watched a crap film with dh about some people who resorted to cannibalism whilst stranded up a snowy hill. I asked him afterwards if he'd eat me if I carked it in that situation. He said he'd lie down next to me, hold my hand and die himself as it wouldn't be worth going on. I think perhaps he just thinks I'd be full of gristle and bones...

I did overhear a conversation not meant for me once and the absolute love of my life at that time (aged 17, didn't know he knew I existed) said to his mate "showy's the sort of girl you could take away for a weekend, spend all your money on her and just be grateful if she even let you hold her hand for five minutes". And let's be clear here folks, I'd have let him hold more than my hand. That meant a lot actually. I'd adored him from afar since we started secondary school and was so desperately in love with him that I couldn't even look directly at him, let alone speak to him. We became friends later, still friends now, and he admitted to me one night (he was tipsy) that he'd spent 7 years of school/college steeling himself to speak to me but was frightened he'd blurt out 'I love you' and I'd cry with horror and he'd have to open his wrists immediately. It made me feel very special. High School was shitty and I felt very unloved.

I have realy struggled with our ds at times, and often feel like a crap mum

One of my friends told me I was her mummy mentor. (she asks my sdvice lots on parenting issues) When I laughed and said but I am hardly a good role model, look at how hard I find ds, she said, that is why you are my mummy mentor, I watch you dealing with him and you are so wise, I hope I am like that as a mum too.

it was possibly one of the nicest things ever said to me.Still not sure it is true (had majorly crappy morning with ds this morning) she doesn't see me shouting when I am at the end of my tether, but I treasure it.

A friend (who'd I'd only known a couple of moths through work as a nanny) told me (after I said that I didn't know if I'd have kids...I don't reckon I'll be very good at it as at least I can hand my charges back...was slightly jokey!) I absolutely had to have children, it would be such a waste of me if I didn't

I realise most people would be about it, but it's genuinly one of the nicest things ever said to me